Shoe polish applier



Aug. 11, 1931. D. PLONUS 1,818,930

SHOE POLISH APPLIER Fi led Sept. 16. 1930 snventoz 1 DHVID Pdogus. 329131155 Patented Aug. 11, 1931 PATENT oerics DAVID PLONUS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY SHOE POLISH APPLIER Application filed September 16, 1930. Serial No. 482,262.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a shoe polish applier.

It is general practice to apply polishupon shoes by the use of a brush with bristles mounted in the brush back.

It is an object of this invention to provide a buffer in the form of a cloth roll, and means for suitably supporting the cloth roll so that its ends may be used for the application of polish upon ones shoes. This arrangement eliminates the use of bristles which is undesirable in that in a short time support the above mentioned roll of cloth at the center so that the ends may be exposed. for the application of different colored polishes. v

It is a further object of this invention to provide a tubular member for supporting said. roll of "cloth, and end covers for engaging upon the ends of the tubular member and encase the ends of the roll of cloth be made of sheet metal. The roll of buffer when not in use. This feature is'veryvaluable in that when thusencased' the air may not circulate'to cause the polish to become dry and hard and shorten the ,life of the polish applier. When bristle brushes are used, no provision is made forencasingthe bristles after use'soas to prevent the hardening of the polish upon the bristles. It is another object of this invention to provide a handlev of wire andan arrangement for efficiently and cheaply attaching the handle upon the tubular cover. A

A still further object of this invention is the provision of means for encircling the ends of the roll of cloth s0 that-the end covers before referred-to may be very easily applied. For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the follow,- in g description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which. the K various novel features of theinvention are more particularly set forth.

p In the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. l is a perspective view of a shoe polish applier constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the appliershown in Fig. 1 with the end covers removed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. i is a plan view of Fig. 2'

F ig'. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary View similar to a portion of Fig. 2 but illustrating a modification, a portion of the figure being shown in section to illustrate interior parts.

The shoe polish applier comprises a tubular member 10-, a roll of buffer cloth 11 tightly engaged in the tubular member and Y extending slightly at both ends 12 and 13, covers 14 engaging over the ends of the tubular member, and a handle 15 attached on said tubular member and extending-radially outwards.

Preferably, the tubular-member 10 should cloth comprises merely a strip of cloth wound around'in a roll, A ring 16 is engaged around the roll 11 at its center for .holding the roll in closed position. The ring and roll-is enforced into the tubular member 10 and the outer diameter of the ring 16 is a very tight fit in the inner diameter of the tubular member 10 so that these'parts maintain relative positions. The ring 16 is shown provided with a central groove 17 completely around its outer diameter so'that a portion of the ring projects. from the inner diameter and serves to clamp the cloth these arms they are twisted together as indicated by reference numeral 23. Preferably, the portions of the arms of the wire of the handle encircle the tubular member 10 more than 180. The provision of the groove 22 and the inturned ends 21 eliminate the necessity of the use of solder or other material for attaching the handle upon the side of the tubular member.

Inthe modified form of the'device illus trated in Fig. 6, a means has been shown for encircling the ends of each roll and arranged to be moved so as to provide for the easy application of the end covers 14. Each or" these means comprises a ring 24 slidably mounted upon the rollll and normally positioned slightly withinthe end of the tubular member 10. The tubular member 10 is formed with a pair or, diametrically opposite inclined slots 25 and headed pins 26 project from the ring 24 through the slots 25 so that they may be manually moved to cause the ring 24 to move upwards and encircle the projecting portion of the roll 11. The cover 14 may then be applied and the heads 26 turned so that the ring 24 moves downwards upon complete application of the cover. Without the use of the ring 241, the

edges of the cloth buffer 11, which after slight use are fringed, hang over the end of the tubular member so as'to hinder placement of the end cover upon the tubular member.

The operation of the device may be traced by first assuming it in the condition as shown in Fig. 1. To use it, one or both of the end covers should be removed and then'the buffer ends 11 applied upon shoe polish, and thereafter these ends rubbed against ones shoes for transferring the poli'sh to the shoes. After completion of use, theend covers 14 are again placed on the tubular member so as to prevent the air from drying the polish which remains upon the ends of the buffer roll. It is suggested that one of the ends of the buffer roll be used for one color polish and the other for a different colored polish. hile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity,

I realize that in practice various alterations parts Without departing from the spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. In a shoe polish applier, a roll of buffer cloth, a ring encircling the central portion of the roll to hold it in roll form-and having a peripheral internal projection serving to clamp the ring upon the roll and an internal peripheralgroove, a cylindrical tubular member engaged snugly about said ring so as to encircle the ring and encircling the buffer roll and of a length so that the buffer roll projects beyond the end of the tubular member, and a handle partially encircling the tubular member and disposed Within a groove formed in theftubular member and aligning with the groove in said ring and having a twisted portion which serves to clamp the encircling portion of the handle tightly in the groove and also having ends disposed radially of the tubular member. engaging through apertures in the tubular member and in the ring and into the roll of buffer cloth serving to simultaneously act to hold the handle in place and to lock the tubular member and the ring and the butter roll together.

"2.. In a shoe polish applier, a roll of bufi'er cloth, a ring encircling the central portion of the roll to hold it in roll form and having a peripheral internal projection serving to clamp the ring upon the roll and an internal peripheral groove, a cylindrical tubular member engaged snugly about said ring so as to encircle the ring and encircling the buffer roll and of a length so that the buffer roll projects beyond the end of the tubular member, and a handle partially encircling the tubular member and disposed within a groove formed in the tubular member and aligning with the groove in said ring and having a twisted portion which serves to clamp the encircling portion of the handle tightly inthe groove and also'having ends disposed radially of the-tubular member engaging through apertures in the tubular member and in the ring and into the roll of buffer cloth serving to simultaneously act to hold the handle in place and to lock the tubular member and the ring and the buffer roll together, said ring serving to hold the tubular member slightly spaced from the outside of the .roll of buffer cloth, and another rin being engaged upon the buffer roll slidably and normallydisposedin said space and extendible for shielding the end of the roll of buffer cloth to allow easy insertion of a cover in place on'the tubular member.

'3. In a shoe polish applier, a roll of buffer cloth,-a ring encircling the central portion of the rollto hold it in roll form and having a peripheral internal projection serving to clamp the rlng upon the roll and an internal peripheral groove, a cylindrical tubular member engaged snugly about said ring so as to encircle the ring and encircling the bufier roll and of a length so that the buffer roll projects beyond the end of the tubular member, and a handle partially encircling the tubular member and disposed within a groove formed in the tubular member. and aligning with the groove in said ring and having a twisted portion which serves to clamp the encircling portion of the handle tightly in the groove and also having ends disposed radially of the tubular member engaging through apertures in the tubular member and in the ring and into the roll of buffer cloth serving to simultaneously act to hold the handle in place and to lock the tubular member and the ring and the bufi'er roll together, said ring serving to hold the tubular member slightly spaced from the outside of the roll of buffer cloth, and another ring being engaged upon the buffer roll slidably and normally disposed in said space and extendible for shielding the end of the roll of buffer cloth to allow easy insertion of a cover in place on the tubular member, headed pins projecting from the second mentioned ring and engaging in inclined slots formed in the tubular member serving to permit manual holding of the second ring while the said handle is turned for causing the tubular member to turn relative to the second ring and move the buffer roll into the second mentioned ring.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York, this 6th day of September, A. D. 1930.

DAVID PLONUS. 

